The University of St Andrews has responded to the open  letter signed by both staff and students demanding the University sever ties with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) and all other Israeli universities over the genocide in Gaza. The open letter was organised by staff and students with support from the University and College Union (UCU) in October 2025. The University has now responded, stating they will not be cutting ties with any Israeli universities. The response by the...

An investigation by  The Daily Record  has   found the University of St Andrews to have the third highest number of sexual misconduct claims among Scottish universities.  The recent article outlines data going back to 2021 from nineteen universities across Scotland. It states that the University of Edinburgh has the most claims with 127, followed by the University of Glasgow with 109, and the University of St Andrews coming third with 85 claims of sexual misconduct. According to the article,...

On Monday 24 November the annual and nation-wide Reclaim the Night protest took place in St Andrews, organised by the Student Union.  The protest originated in Leeds in 1977 partly in response to the Yorkshire Ripper murders and the advice that was subsequently given to women by the police at the time to stay indoors during the night.  President of Wellbeing & Community Alex Chun spearheaded the march down Market street and North street circling the town and ending at the Union, where the...